Frayed Flower

You'll need a strip of fabric, needle and thread, scissors, button and a pin back (can also use a large safety pin).

Pick out some fabric you like which frays really easy. Depending upon how big and thick you want your flower, cut a strip of the fabric. Mine is 1 inch wide and 44 inches long. If you want your flower smaller, don't cut it as long or as wide.

Fold over one end and secure it with a stitch.

Flip it over and start a running stitch along the bottom of the strip of fabric.

When you've reached the end of your strip, pull the thread so the fabric bunches up.

Shape the fabric into a flower.

Secure all the layers by stitching through each and securing on the back.

Great tutorial, sweet flower! This is just what I need to add to a bag I've just made. Perfect. Thanks so much for sharing. I am now going to check out the rest of your blog - sounds like some cool ideas.

Such an adorable flower. I just saw these in a vintage craft book, and I was going to try one. Your tut. is WAY more clear then the book. I make purses, and these will be such great little embellishments. Thanks so much for the great tut! Hopefully I'll have one to share on my blog!

I was making a flower out of my daughter's Easter dress material so I could have something matching without actually matching her and your flower was what I was envisioning--only you took the "Now how do I get from my brain to real flower" step out and made it easy on me! THANKS!!

Thanks so much for this great tutorial! I just read it, and went and made one in about 10 minutes! I sewed mine onto a hair band so that my daughter can wear it around her bun to her first ballet class today. Thanks for taking the time to share this!

Thanks so much for the simple tut. I made three this morning to wear on a head band to our family Easter Celebration this afternoon. It was so simple and they turned out darling. I am going to post about it on my blog and will reference your tutorial. Thanks again! Happy Easter! Courtney@ frog2fab.blogspot.com

This is wonderful! I was surfing for wedding flower ideas and bulletin board decor ideas when I found this. My 3rd grade students did this on their own and posted their own frayed flower our bulletin board! It was easy to follow.

awesome tutorial. I have been on the lookout for the best flower making tutorial and I think I just found it. By the way, what part of Montana are you from?? I live in Lewistown, right in the middle of the state. Don't you just love it here, there is no where I would rather live!!!

Thank you for the great tutorial. I just made my first purse and added a flower made from your directions. I posted pictures and a link to your blog. (http://www.thepaisleyabbey.com/2010/07/i-made-my-first-purse.html):)CourtneyThePaisleyAbbey.comThePaisleyAbbey@gmail.com

Thank you for such a great tutorial! I've had several friends ask how to make this kind of flower, and I always send them to your tutorial. I featured it today on my blog http://madeitonmonday.blogspot.com/2011/02/flower-power.html